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01/06/2006 Archived Entry: "Weigh-In Results for Friday's Joel Julio v. Robert Kamya Fight Card"
Weigh-In Results for Friday's Joel Julio v. Robert Kamya Fight Card
By Juan C. Ayllon
Photos also by Juan C. Ayllon
Joel Julio weighs in on the scales
Julio (right) checks Kamya's weight at weigh-in
The weights are in for Friday's fights at Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois. With the main and co-main bouts televised by Show-Time's "Sho-Box: The New Generation," and featuring a compelling bout between undefeated welterweight sensation Joel Julio making his debut at light middleweight against Robert Kamya, the show promises to be a hit. Other bouts show ooze equal entertainment value, including the collision between middleweights "Macho" Miguel Hernandez and Butch Hajicek.
The weigh-in took place on Thursday, January 5th at the Aquarius Club in Chicago.
The results are as follows:
Joel Julio, 152.5 lbs., vs. Roberto Kamya, 153 lbs., ten rounds, welterweights
Raul Martinez weighs in at 119 lbs.
Raul Martinez, 119 lbs., vs. Andres Ledesma, 120 lbs., eight rounds, bantamweights
Miguel Hernandez, 162 lbs., vs. Butch Hajicek, 162 lbs., eight rounds, middleweights
David Pareja is supremely confident of another win!
David Pareja, 177 lbs., vs. Derek Andrews, 178 lbs., eight rounds, light heavyweights
Mike Gonzales, TBA, vs. Tony Kinney, TBA, four rounds, lightweights
Omar Reyes, 128 lbs., vs. Luis Navarro, 139 lbs., five rounds, featherweights
Promoted by Dominic Pesoli's 8 Count Productions and Kathy Duva's Main Events, the show is sure to kick off the New Year in exceptional fashion.
Hernandez (right) and Hajicek pose for the camera.
"Macho" Miguel Hernandez with his cousin's daughter
